Death Ride at Euclid Beach: And More True Tales of Crime & Disaster from Cleveland's Past

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“Has more than its fair share of violence, sex, debauchery and reversals of fortune . . . But what emerges between the lines are stories of human suffering, stories of class struggle, stories that speak as much to the criminal mind as to the crime itself.” ― Sun Newspapers

More true tales of woe from Cleveland’s crime and disaster expert. The fifth book in John Stark Bellamy’s popular series delivers 26 accounts of Cleveland-area crimes and disasters from 1900 through 1950, including:

· The depression-era “Blue Book Murder,” in which a swank Shaker Heights society party was interrupted by low-class thugs with deadly intentions;

· Truculent barkeep Thomas Martin, whose idea of a good time was shooting the lunch buckets out of unsuspecting laborers’ hands as they came off their Whiskey Island shifts;

· A strange international photo hoax in which Lakewood lad John May Warren became “The boy with Hitler’s face”;

· Sleepwalking Harry Krause, who dreamt one night of battling a gigantic snake but awoke to the real nightmare: he had strangled his own beloved mother in her bed;

And 20 more local true stories of courage, fear, deception, treachery, tragedy, violence, and guilt. Sometimes gruesome, often surprising, Bellamy’s tales are meticulously researched and delivered in a literate and entertaining style.

About the Author&colon;
John Stark Bellamy II was the history specialist for the Cuyahoga County Public Library. He comes by his taste for the sensational honestly: Bellamy grew up reading stories about Cleveland crimes and disasters written by his grand­father, Paul, editor of the Plain Dealer for 20 years, and his father, Peter, who wrote for the Cleveland News and the Plain Dealer. He is the author of five other collections of Cleveland crime and disaster stories.

Book Description Gray & Company (Cleveland), 2004. Softcover / Paperback. Book Condition: Fine. First edition. Softcover. The author's fifth volume in his classic Cleveland crime and disaster series, chronicling the woeful tales of : The depression-era "Blue Book Murder," in which a swank Shaker Heights society party was interrupted by low-class thugs with deadly intentions; Truculent barkeep Thomas Martin, whose idea of a good time was shooting the lunch buckets out of unsuspecting labourers' hands as they came off their Whiskey Island shifts; A strange international photo hoax in which Lakewood lad John May Warren became "The boy with Hitler's face"; "Exotic dancer" Tina Lamont, who became a city-wide symbol of stunning bravery during a holdup at the Gay Nineties night club; Sleepwalking Harry Krause, who dreamt one night of battling a gigantic snake but awoke to the real nightmare: he had strangled his own beloved mother in her bed; The shocking murder of sweet 16yr. old Beverly Jarosz in her Garfield Heights bedroom - one of Cleveland's most baffling murder mysteries ever: and 20 more local true stories of courage, fear, deception, treachery, tragedy, violence, and guilt. Illus. 265pp. trade size p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers. Bookseller Inventory # 13276

Book Description Gray Company Publishers, United States, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New.. Language: English . Brand New Book. Has more than its fair share of violence, sex, debauchery and reversals of fortune . . . But what emerges between the lines are stories of human suffering, stories of class struggle, stories that speak as much to the criminal mind as to the crime itself. -- Sun NewspapersMore true tales of woe from Cleveland s crime and disaster expert. The fifth book in John Stark Bellamy s popular series delivers 26 accounts of Cleveland-area crimes and disasters from 1900 through 1950, including: - The depression-era Blue Book Murder, in which a swank Shaker Heights society party was interrupted by low-class thugs with deadly intentions; - Truculent barkeep Thomas Martin, whose idea of a good time was shooting the lunch buckets out of unsuspecting laborers hands as they came off their Whiskey Island shifts; - A strange international photo hoax in which Lakewood lad John May Warren became The boy with Hitler s face ; - Sleepwalking Harry Krause, who dreamt one night of battling a gigantic snake but awoke to the real nightmare: he had strangled his own beloved mother in her bed;- The shocking murder of sweet 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz in her Garfield Heights bedroom--one of Cleveland s most baffling murder mysteries ever; And 20 more local true stories of courage, fear, deception, treachery, tragedy, violence, and guilt. Sometimes gruesome, often surprising, Bellamy s tales are meticulously researched and delivered in a literate and entertaining style. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9781886228856

Book Description Gray Company Publishers, United States, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New.. Language: English . Brand New Book. Has more than its fair share of violence, sex, debauchery and reversals of fortune . . . But what emerges between the lines are stories of human suffering, stories of class struggle, stories that speak as much to the criminal mind as to the crime itself. -- Sun NewspapersMore true tales of woe from Cleveland s crime and disaster expert. The fifth book in John Stark Bellamy s popular series delivers 26 accounts of Cleveland-area crimes and disasters from 1900 through 1950, including: - The depression-era Blue Book Murder, in which a swank Shaker Heights society party was interrupted by low-class thugs with deadly intentions; - Truculent barkeep Thomas Martin, whose idea of a good time was shooting the lunch buckets out of unsuspecting laborers hands as they came off their Whiskey Island shifts; - A strange international photo hoax in which Lakewood lad John May Warren became The boy with Hitler s face ; - Sleepwalking Harry Krause, who dreamt one night of battling a gigantic snake but awoke to the real nightmare: he had strangled his own beloved mother in her bed;- The shocking murder of sweet 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz in her Garfield Heights bedroom--one of Cleveland s most baffling murder mysteries ever; And 20 more local true stories of courage, fear, deception, treachery, tragedy, violence, and guilt. Sometimes gruesome, often surprising, Bellamy s tales are meticulously researched and delivered in a literate and entertaining style. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9781886228856